The Abraham Accords are a series of bilateral agreements aimed at normalizing relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. These agreements were signed on September 15, 2020, following a series of announcements mediated by the United States.
Initially, on August 13, 2020, an agreement between Israel and the UAE was announced, which was followed by a similar agreement with Bahrain on September 11, 2020. The signing ceremony took place on September 15, 2020, on the Truman Balcony of the White House, with U.S. President Donald Trump hosting the event. The ceremony was carefully designed to evoke the historical significance of previous peace treaty signings.
Under the terms of the agreements, both the UAE and Bahrain officially recognized Israel’s sovereignty, paving the way for full diplomatic relations between the nations. The agreement with the UAE marked the first time since the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty that Israel had established diplomatic ties with an Arab country. The agreements were collectively referred to as the “Abraham Accords” to reflect the shared reverence for the prophet Abraham in both Judaism and Islam.
In the months following the initial accords, additional agreements were reached. On October 23, 2020, Israel and Sudan announced plans to normalize relations, although the agreement had yet to be ratified as of December 2022. As part of the deal, the United States removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and provided a $1.2 billion loan. Sudan’s government later signed the “Abraham Accords Declaration” in Khartoum on January 6, 2021.
Furthermore, on December 22, 2020, Israel and Morocco formalized their own normalization agreement. In return for Morocco recognizing Israel’s sovereignty, the United States acknowledged Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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